Table 5. Comparison of Average Net Advisory Prices and Benchmark Prices for Corn and Soybeans, 1995 - 2000 Crop Years, Commercial Storage Costs
				Market			Farmer		Difference Between Advisors		Difference Between Advisors
			Average	Benchmark			Benchmark		and Market Benchmark			and Farmer Benchmark
			Net	Central Illinois	Central Illinois		USDA Average		Central Illinois	Central Illinois		USDA Average
		Number of	Advisory	24-Month	20-Month		Price Received		24-Month	20-Month		Price Received
	Crop Year	Programs	Price	Average	Average		for Illinois		Average	Average		for Illinois
			---$ per bushel (harvest equivalent)---						---¢ per bushel (harvest equivalent)---
	Panel A: Corn
	1995	25	3.03	2.90	3.07		3.06		14	-4		-3
	1996	26	2.63	2.65	2.66		2.50		-2	-4		12
	1997	25	2.32	2.33	2.27		2.23		-1	5		9
	1998	23	2.17	2.24	2.12		1.97		-8	5		20
	1999	26	2.02	2.05	1.97		1.93		-3	5		9
	2000	27	2.13	2.09	2.01		1.95		4	11		18
	1995-2000 Average	152	2.38	2.38	2.35		2.28		0	3		11
	Panel B: Soybeans
	1995	25	6.59	6.26	6.39		6.59		33	6		1
	1996	24	7.27	7.08	7.21		7.17		19	6		10
	1997	23	6.38	6.30	6.22		6.17		9	16		21
	1998	22	5.82	5.86	5.64		5.18		-4	18		64
	1999	25	5.67	5.50	5.30		5.39		18	37		28
	2000	26	5.45	5.42	5.38		5.29		2	6		15
	1995-2000 Average	145	6.19	6.07	6.02		5.97		13	17		22
	Notes:  Net advisory prices and benchmark prices are stated on a harvest equivalent basis. A crop year is a two-year marketing window from September of the year previous to harvest through August of the year after harvest. Averages for 1995-2000 are computed over the full set of advisory programs. As a result, averages of individual crop year prices or differences may not equal the averages reported for 1995-2000.